Jan Gilbert :: Dream Carver; A Story from Oaxaca


 

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Gilbert, Jan
1946-0000
(b New York, 6 Aug 1946). American
Dream Carver; A Story from Oaxaca <2009>
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The inserted El Toro Relajo can use, as options, a tenor soloist, and extra Latin percussion.
Source of text: Children’s book of the same title by Diana Cohn. Language: English
A. Village Fiesta Music I / Zapotec Ruins
B. Carving Music I
C. Parade of the Dream Animals I
D. Freely/Mateo and his Father
E. Mateo's longing
F. Dream Music I
G. Carving Music II
H. Carving Music III
J. Parade of the Dream Animals II
K. Andante / Mateo's love for his father / Dream Music
II
FIESTA-INSERT El Toro Relajo (The Disturbed Bull)
L. Village Fiesta Music II
Mateo and his father carve wooden animals to sell at fiesta. Mateo dreams of carving larger animals painted in bizarre untraditional colors; despite parental resistance, he follows his dream, learns to carve what his imagination sees, and wins his father's approval. Based on a book by Diana Cohn, illustrated by Amy Cordova.
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Contents—(A) Village Fiesta Music I / Zapotec Ruins; (B) Carving Music I; (C) Parade of the Dream Animals I; (D) Freely/Mateo and his Father; (E) Mateo's longing; (F) Dream Music I; (G) Carving Music II; (H) Carving Music III; (J) Parade of the Dream Animals II; (K) Andante / Mateo's love for his father / Dream Music II; (FIESTA-INSERT) El Toro Relajo (The Disturbed Bull); (L) Village Fiesta Music II